diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arc/archs-pct.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arc/archs-pct.txt
index 1ae98b87c640..e4b9dcee6d41 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arc/archs-pct.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arc/archs-pct.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 The ARC HS can be configured with a pipeline performance monitor for counting
 CPU and cache events like cache misses and hits. Like conventional PCT there
-are 100+ hardware conditions dynamically mapped to upto 32 counters.
+are 100+ hardware conditions dynamically mapped to up to 32 counters.
 It also supports overflow interrupts.
 
 Required properties:
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arc/pct.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arc/pct.txt
index 7b9588444f20..4e874d9a38a6 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arc/pct.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arc/pct.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 The ARC700 can be configured with a pipeline performance monitor for counting
 CPU and cache events like cache misses and hits. Like conventional PCT there
-are 100+ hardware conditions dynamically mapped to upto 32 counters
+are 100+ hardware conditions dynamically mapped to up to 32 counters
 
 Note that:
  * The ARC 700 PCT does not support interrupts; although HW events may be
diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 12d0284a46e5..ec4791ea6911 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ config ARC
 	select NO_BOOTMEM
 	select OF
 	select OF_EARLY_FLATTREE
+	select OF_RESERVED_MEM
 	select PERF_USE_VMALLOC
 	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
+	select HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT
 
 config MIGHT_HAVE_PCI
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags-arcv2.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags-arcv2.h
index 37c2f751eebf..d1ec7f6b31e0 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags-arcv2.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags-arcv2.h
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 #define STATUS_AD_MASK		(1<<STATUS_AD_BIT)
 #define STATUS_IE_MASK		(1<<STATUS_IE_BIT)
 
+/* status32 Bits as encoded/expected by CLRI/SETI */
+#define CLRI_STATUS_IE_BIT	4
+
+#define CLRI_STATUS_E_MASK	0xF
+#define CLRI_STATUS_IE_MASK	(1 << CLRI_STATUS_IE_BIT)
+
 #define AUX_USER_SP		0x00D
 #define AUX_IRQ_CTRL		0x00E
 #define AUX_IRQ_ACT		0x043	/* Active Intr across all levels */
@@ -100,6 +106,13 @@ static inline long arch_local_save_flags(void)
 	:
 	: "memory");
 
+	/* To be compatible with irq_save()/irq_restore()
+	 * encode the irq bits as expected by CLRI/SETI
+	 * (this was needed to make CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS work)
+	 */
+	temp = (1 << 5) |
+		((!!(temp & STATUS_IE_MASK)) << CLRI_STATUS_IE_BIT) |
+		(temp & CLRI_STATUS_E_MASK);
 	return temp;
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +121,7 @@ static inline long arch_local_save_flags(void)
  */
 static inline int arch_irqs_disabled_flags(unsigned long flags)
 {
-	return !(flags & (STATUS_IE_MASK));
+	return !(flags & CLRI_STATUS_IE_MASK);
 }
 
 static inline int arch_irqs_disabled(void)
@@ -128,11 +141,32 @@ static inline void arc_softirq_clear(int irq)
 
 #else
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+
+.macro TRACE_ASM_IRQ_DISABLE
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
+.endm
+
+.macro TRACE_ASM_IRQ_ENABLE
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
+.endm
+
+#else
+
+.macro TRACE_ASM_IRQ_DISABLE
+.endm
+
+.macro TRACE_ASM_IRQ_ENABLE
+.endm
+
+#endif
 .macro IRQ_DISABLE  scratch
 	clri
+	TRACE_ASM_IRQ_DISABLE
 .endm
 
 .macro IRQ_ENABLE  scratch
+	TRACE_ASM_IRQ_ENABLE
 	seti
 .endm
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
index c1264607bbff..7a1c124ff021 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
@@ -69,8 +69,11 @@ ENTRY(handle_interrupt)
 
 	clri		; To make status32.IE agree with CPU internal state
 
-	lr  r0, [ICAUSE]
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+	TRACE_ASM_IRQ_DISABLE
+#endif
 
+	lr  r0, [ICAUSE]
 	mov   blink, ret_from_exception
 
 	b.d  arch_do_IRQ
@@ -169,6 +172,11 @@ END(EV_TLBProtV)
 
 .Lrestore_regs:
 
+	# Interrpts are actually disabled from this point on, but will get
+	# reenabled after we return from interrupt/exception.
+	# But irq tracer needs to be told now...
+	TRACE_ASM_IRQ_ENABLE
+
 	ld	r0, [sp, PT_status32]	; U/K mode at time of entry
 	lr	r10, [AUX_IRQ_ACT]
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-compact.S b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-compact.S
index 431433929189..0cb0abaa0479 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-compact.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-compact.S
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ END(call_do_page_fault)
 
 .Lrestore_regs:
 
+	# Interrpts are actually disabled from this point on, but will get
+	# reenabled after we return from interrupt/exception.
+	# But irq tracer needs to be told now...
 	TRACE_ASM_IRQ_ENABLE
 
 	lr	r10, [status32]
diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/init.c b/arch/arc/mm/init.c
index 7d2c4fbf4f22..5487d0b97400 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/init.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 #include <linux/initrd.h>
 #endif
+#include <linux/of_fdt.h>
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
@@ -136,6 +137,9 @@ void __init setup_arch_memory(void)
 		memblock_reserve(__pa(initrd_start), initrd_end - initrd_start);
 #endif
 
+	early_init_fdt_reserve_self();
+	early_init_fdt_scan_reserved_mem();
+
 	memblock_dump_all();
 
 	/*----------------- node/zones setup --------------------------*/